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Why China Is Going After A Billionaire In The U.S
npr.org ^ | September 1, 2017 | Rob Schmitz

Posted on 09/27/2017 7:42:56 PM PDT by RohanKapoor

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui lives in New York City, but his reach into China's politics has him at odds with the ruling Communist Party. Chinese prosecutors have been building a case against him.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Now to the case of a Chinese billionaire living in exile in New York. His name is Guo Wengui. He's a real estate tycoon who's been making a name for himself for calling out corruption within China's Communist Party, which the Chinese Communist Party is not too happy about.

For years, prosecutors in China have been building a fraud and corruption case against him. They want him extradited back to China. Now they are accusing him of rape. NPR's Shanghai correspondent Rob Schmitz is on the line. Hey there, Rob.

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TOPICS: Local News; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: china; guowengui; newyorkcity; revelations

1 posted on 09/27/2017 7:42:56 PM PDT by RohanKapoor
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To: RohanKapoor

I think the bigger question is, will Red China cease trade with North Korea of they light off another one?


2 posted on 09/27/2017 7:47:01 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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